ERIC Number: EJ1449843
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-3831
EISSN: EISSN-1470-1170
How Kindergarten Teachers Experience Teaching for Ethnically Diverse Children: A Phenomenographic Study
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v68 n7 p1503-1521 2024
Internationally, there is growing concern regarding the insufficient preparation of teachers in mainstream kindergartens in terms of teaching for ethnically diverse children. As teacher educators, we are concerned about how to help kindergarten teachers in Hong Kong improve their teaching. In this study, we adopted the research approach of phenomenography to investigate the following research question: In what qualitatively different ways do teachers experience the teaching for ethnically diverse children? We conducted individual semi-structured interviews with 26 in-service kindergarten teachers. Four ways of experiencing were identified. Teaching for ethnically diverse children can be experienced as: adjusting instruction (A), expanding modes of expression (B), exploring new possibilities (C), and embracing inclusion (D). We recommend that teacher educators discuss our results with teachers in professional development programmes, making them aware of alternatives and appropriate advanced ways of experiencing such teaching. Moreover, our results also revealed the benefits that ethnically diverse children bring to all children.
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers, Student Diversity, Ethnic Diversity, Foreign Countries, Teacher Competencies, Educational Practices, Inclusion, Faculty Development, Language Usage, Culturally Relevant Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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